TSGL: Peculiar Word 97 Saving Glitch

[Dave]

Thanks Tilman for offering more alternatives than anything I've found 
via MS Help!:
> Dave,
>
> what OS do you run? Win XP or an earlier version? 
>   
XP Pro SP2
> On the web there once was a tip like this: If you run into problems with the menus, rename the file mso97.dll and all the files that start with mso7*.dll. I don't konw whether Word will then ask you for the original CD to replace the files. You could as well rename and afterwards replace from the CD
>   
Just tried the renaming, then started Word, which didn't complain about 
the changed files but also didn't fix the save.

Also found that Wordpad will open a Word doc and save or save as quite 
normally.
> Do you still have enough space on your HDD?
>   
Not an issue.  3 HDs (114.47 GB aggregate, 52.74 GB free; +60 GB USB2 
External.;
> does this happen with ALL documents you try to save, or just one or a few? And does this happen with new files too?
>   
When in Word 97, all old and new.  I just dug up the oldest .doc I could 
quickly find, from January 2000, opened it and tried to Save as.  Same 
thing:  the Explorer dialog box shows "Save as" in the title bar, but 
the button shows "Open".
I really can't recall when this started, but it's been close to a year.  
My workaround has been to leave Word closed, then use File Manager 
(oops, Explorer --- how I detest that stupidly confusing change!) to  
duplicate the file, then rename the copy (these are mostly simple dated 
reports) to the new date, then open it in Word and change the data.  
Recently that
wouldn't work because I couldn't save anything, so I was forced to use 
Wordpad or OpenOffice Text instead.
     I even tried creating a new template using the normal procedures 
but got the same problem when saving it.
> If it's only a few and already earlier saved away doc(s), it/they could be corrupted. To resolve such problem you can try this:
>
> Method 1: Convert the File to Another Format, and then Convert it Back to Word. 
> Method 2: Copy Everything Except the Last Paragraph Mark to a New Document. 
> Method 3: Copy the Undamaged Portions of the Document to a New Document.
>
> Find more at http://experts.about.com/q/Microsoft-Word-1058/Word-97-5.htm
>
> If this happens with all your docs, I don't have an answer at that time. AFAIK this could also be a spyware or trojan infection
>   
Doubt that last, as there's always been a garrison of troops, originally 
Norton, now NOD32, ZA Pro, plus Spybot S&D,
AdAware Plus, PestPatrol, and occasional scans from online freebies.
> In case you have Office 97 - how is it with e.g. Excel? Same weird behavior?
>   
Nope, Just Microsoft Home Essentials.

[{{{sigh}}}],  I suppose I could try totally uninstalling Word 97 then 
reinstalling it, but I've avoiding doing that
because of the numerous security fixes that have become necessary in 
recent years. I'd hate to go through
that hassle.  The last Winword version number is v8.0.0.8909  (8.0b)  
Internal Name is MSword.

dave r




> Tilman
>
> -----Ursprüngliche Nachricht----- 
>   Von: Dave 
>   An: Tech Support Guy Mailing List 
>   Gesendet: Dienstag, 05. Dezember 2006 01:12
>   Betreff: TSGL: Peculiar Word 97 Saving Glitch
>
>
>   Here's a weird one:  For some months now, even after a fresh reinstallation
>   of Word 97, whenever I attempt to save a doc, whether as save or save as,
>   the dialog window that opens has a button labeled "Open" at the bottom,
>   rather than the correct button "Save" (the title bar is correct as Save 
>   or Save as)
>    and of course typing in the new file name is an exercise in futility, 
>   because it can't be found.
>   There are workarounds, but they are cumbersome.
>
>   I thought by reinstalling it the problem would go away, but also, no luck.
>
>   Does anyone know the intricasies of the Word portion of the registry so I
>   might correct this absurd situation?
>
>   This might finally drive me to use OpenOffice full time!  The only reason
>   I still use Word 97 is that I have hundreds of docs in that format, and
>   I don't have to fool with persistent nags (well, maybe I do now).
>
>   dave r
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